Sale reports / Florida / Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon) / 2019-02-25

Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon)

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Okeechobee, Florida · Mon, Feb 25
● Final68 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1608
Feeder Cattle receipts
489 head
216 vs last sale 273 173 vs year ago 316 · +54.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
135 head
20 vs last sale 115 18 vs year ago 117 · +15.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
3 head
3 vs last sale 0 3 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Also sold hereRegular saleTue Aug 18, 2026
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Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $152.65/cwt on 81 head.
Average price
$152.65
81 head · 320 lb average
Value per head Derived
$488
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$102
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$15.80/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+4.34
vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1336157.9653140
Medium and Large 2305151.6546223
Medium and Large 3302142.1642918thin
One grade step is worth $15.80/cwt here — about $102 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale81 hd
152.65
FL average9 barns · 655 hd
148.31
+4.34
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
BullsLow1,53778.851,21214
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,21559.1871914
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,23856.6670254
CowsLean 85-90%Low85738.793325thin

Every lot, as filed

68 lots · USDA AMS · Okeechobee Livestock Auction - Okeechobee, FL (Mon)
Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
SteersMedium and Large 1265215.00/cwt215.00–215.005703
SteersMedium and Large 1530142.00/cwt142.00–142.007532
SteersMedium and Large 3165180.00/cwt180.00–180.002971
HeifersMedium and Large 2270170.00/cwt170.00–170.004592
HeifersMedium and Large 1324163.42/cwt160.00–168.005295
HeifersMedium and Large 1260190.00/cwt190.00–190.004941
HeifersMedium and Large 2340150.00/cwt150.00–150.005101
HeifersMedium and Large 1177186.15/cwt180.00–195.0032911
HeifersMedium and Large 3410124.00/cwt124.00–124.005082
HeifersMedium and Large 3282146.49/cwt146.00–147.004132
HeifersMedium and Large 3535102.00/cwt102.00–102.005461
HeifersMedium and Large 2179168.49/cwt165.00–170.003027
SteersMedium and Large 2175192.43/cwt190.00–195.003372
HeifersMedium and Large 3221155.65/cwt155.00–156.003443
HeifersMedium and Large 3175156.48/cwt150.00–160.002743
HeifersMedium and Large 2225167.39/cwt165.00–170.003774
HeifersMedium and Large 2418132.66/cwt132.00–134.005553
HeifersMedium and Large 3333139.93/cwt138.00–144.004667
SteersMedium and Large 1425174.82/cwt170.00–180.007432
SteersMedium and Large 1576134.59/cwt132.00–140.007753
SteersMedium and Large 1375182.52/cwt180.00–188.006843
SteersMedium and Large 3435154.00/cwt154.00–154.006701
SteersMedium and Large 3235170.00/cwt170.00–170.004001
SteersMedium and Large 2371172.59/cwt170.00–176.006403
SteersMedium and Large 2540130.00/cwt130.00–130.007021
SteersMedium and Large 2225190.00/cwt190.00–190.004281
SteersMedium and Large 1222199.23/cwt195.00–200.004427
SteersMedium and Large 1165210.65/cwt205.00–215.003487
SteersMedium and Large 2431163.27/cwt160.00–166.007043
BullsMedium and Large 1526142.54/cwt138.00–148.007503
BullsMedium and Large 1260217.30/cwt215.00–220.005653
BullsMedium and Large 1625129.50/cwt129.00–130.008092
BullsMedium and Large 1585132.00/cwt132.00–132.007721
BullsMedium and Large 1420176.00/cwt176.00–176.007391
BullsMedium and Large 1385180.00/cwt180.00–180.006931
CowsLean 85-90%73530.00/cwt30.00–30.002211
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,23059.79/cwt58.00–62.0073512
CowsBoner 80-85%96851.99/cwt50.00–53.0050315
CowsBoner 80-85%1,39561.79/cwt60.00–64.008629
CowsLean 85-90%91842.99/cwt42.00–44.003953
CowsLean 85-90%79535.00/cwt35.00–35.002781
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,12755.51/cwt54.00–57.006262
CowsBoner 80-85%1,32657.46/cwt55.00–59.0076230
Bulls1,54874.29/cwt72.00–75.001,1505
Bulls1,43179.12/cwt77.00–81.001,1325
Bulls1,65584.21/cwt82.00–86.001,3944
Stock CowsMedium and Large 178677.02/cwt70.00–90.006053
BullsMedium and Large 2370173.95/cwt172.00–176.006442
BullsMedium and Large 2565128.00/cwt128.00–128.007231
BullsMedium and Large 1165211.26/cwt205.00–215.003497
BullsMedium and Large 1231200.95/cwt195.00–210.004644
BullsMedium and Large 3285180.00/cwt180.00–180.005132
BullsMedium and Large 3227169.73/cwt165.00–175.003852
BullsMedium and Large 3380162.00/cwt162.00–162.006161
BullsMedium and Large 2185188.24/cwt185.00–195.003486
BullsMedium and Large 2520133.40/cwt130.00–137.006942
BullsMedium and Large 2437161.97/cwt160.00–164.007082
BullsMedium and Large 2235180.00/cwt180.00–180.004234
BullsMedium and Large 2283193.18/cwt190.00–200.005473
HeifersMedium and Large 2385129.97/cwt128.00–132.005002
HeifersMedium and Large 1421142.49/cwt138.00–146.006007
HeifersMedium and Large 1381140.56/cwt138.00–148.005366
HeifersMedium and Large 1513126.79/cwt125.00–129.006505
BullsMedium and Large 3175174.71/cwt170.00–180.003064
HeifersMedium and Large 1465137.96/cwt136.00–140.006423
HeifersMedium and Large 1215187.44/cwt185.00–190.004032
HeifersMedium and Large 2510118.00/cwt118.00–118.006022
HeifersMedium and Large 2465127.48/cwt126.00–129.005932

How this sale compares

Florida weighted averages
One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Florida auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.